Beaches

Facts about Beaches:

Performers: Amy Paragon (lead guitar), Samantha Tierney (Guitar, Acoustic, Keyboards), Tara Jones (Bass Guitar), Mike Jones (Drums)

Performing together: One year.

Song Writers: Amy Paragon, Samantha Tierney.
Number of songs written together: 46 Recorded 34


Amy Paragon, 24, formerly homeless. Amy was born in Boston Massachusetts. She had been homeless in Nashville Tennessee for five years. Amy described her homelessness as living in a tent dodging rape, performing daily at Rivergate Mall just outside of Nashville. 2 years at Cambridge with an associates degree in Music Composition. Seventeen of her songs were submitted to ASCAP in 2003, but she never heard back from ASCAP. She discovered that her music had been pirated by one producer whom are now blackballed from the music industry for piracy. Amy is classically trained and proficiently played eleven musical instruments. Amy jogs 17 miles a day.

Samantha Tierney, 30, formerly homeless. Samantha was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Musically trained at the age of ten as a classical pianist, later attended Julliards, graduated with a BFA in dance.
Sam later studied Martial Arts (MMA) and kick boxing. Sam has written sixteen songs and is proficient in eight instruments including Synthesizers and was recently trained in Synthesizer automation. Sam is one of the most recent victims of the sub prime mortgage. She worked fifteen years as a professional dance trainer and choreographer. After she lost her home she was found in downtown Nashville playing acoustic guitar living in a cheap motel in west end suburb of Nashville.

Mike and Tara Jones were adopted from the streets by Eric and Claire Steuce. Eric is employed at Thunder Valley as a conductor for NOW, a 78 piece orchestra. Claire was a regular vocalist for Abbey Roads Studio in the 1970's, whom later became a private vocal coach. Mike, 22, is a featured stand in drummer for NOW and Tara Jones, 21, is a bassist for NOW. Mike and Tara are former Juggalo's.

All reside at the main house at Thunder Valley near Center Hill Lake in Tennessee. Eric and Claire Steuce live in Brentwood a suburb of Nashville.